General Observations.
Expect the best image quality from a plasma HDTV compared to a LCD. The drawback is that plasmas tend to degrade relatively quickly, compared to other display sets.
Generally, LCD could be considered the best balance between quality, longevity, and price. Even if you find a plasma that lasts say, 60,000 hours, the screen will get darker and darker the more you watch it. To some degree, this can be reversed by just increasing the brightness on a plasma.
Projection-based TVs can last longer than a LCD. The problem is you have to replace the bulb. Expect to do this at least every 6000 to 8000 hours of use.
Contrast.
It is amazing how wrong the manufacturer contrast figures are when they are actually measured. Either they come up with those numbers just to sell more TVs (ours is better than the competition) or they use some special kind of magic to divine their numbers.
The LCD manufacturers’ contrast figures vary between the set being completely off and at its highest brightness. Obviously, this does not reflect real-world use. That is why I feel it is a performance measurement that is basically useless when buying an LCD TV.
For me, LCD is the more affordable choice given my budget, while getting a full hd experience. If money were no object, I would not hesitate to get a plasma HDTV.
My recommendation is to get a Pioneer Kuro, if you can find one. Since Pioneer should have sold out of these. Get one any way you can.
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Panasonic and Pioneer.
It seems a number of the engineers that were working on the Kuro have left to work for Panasonic. Panasonic is one of the few remaining big names that still makes plasma screen TVs.
The Panasonic’s are a top-notch set, too! They made the basic components for Pioneer. It seems like Panasonic should/will incorporate the technology of the Kuro into their upper end plasmas.
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